Tracking stolen cars: How they could end up in West Africa (Marketplace)

CORRECTION ON APRIL 28, 2022: The original broadcast of this story on March 25, 2022 showed a brief visual of Banix Motors, a car dealership in Lagos, Nigeria. The visual was inadvertently used in a segment that discusses how some stolen vehicles from Canada are being resold overseas. That visual has since been removed. Banix Motors have indicated that they have never been associated with the sale of stolen vehicles from Canada and CBC never intended to associate Banix Motors with our investigation.
Cars stolen from driveways and shopping malls in Canada are ending up overseas. Some of the most-stolen vehicles include the Honda CR-V, Toyota Highlander, Lexus RX and Ford F-150. Marketplace has found stolen Canadian vehicles in West Africa. Highly organized criminal gangs are using the proceeds to fund and commit other crimes. We show how quick and easy it is for thieves to make off with vehicles using inexpensive tools that are readily available and ask why carmakers aren’t doing more to enhance security.
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[@benjaminw736]

"The problem isn't the car being in Africa, the problem is the Customs in the Canadian ports where these cars get loaded." Totally agree!!!

[@daklakdigital3691]

ALL CANADIAN CUSTOMS has to do is what the Americans do - X-ray trailers and containers.

[@johnsonluk3468]

I don't think Customs ever scan outbounding items.

[@ratonautonomo8963]

Every one that has lived long enough in Quebec, knows that staff and even the union at the Montreal port are implicated on these kind of criminal activities, as well as so many others of course. That shows how powerful unions in Canada really are.

[@jimmybooki4281]

Totally agree.Compliance checks are being circumnavigated or not checked at all.You expect Nigeria to do that.They will just collect the tax.No-one stole anything in Nigeria.

[@jimmybooki4281]

Cars getting exported need to be verified with the information on the dockets to the compliance numbers & codes on the cars just like we do on our roads at home.Some where along the line there is a chink in the process thats being abused by criminals.Time to close the loophole.Them crims think outside the box.And when they hit on something they will milk it until the river runs dry.Authorities are enabling them & they will not stop until you stop helping them.

[@miyenakeke3144]

The thieves have connivers in the Customs to have been able to export the stolen vehicles. The investigation should go further and investigate how the stolen vehicles leave the shores of Canada to Lagos, Nigeria.

[@darinabaskin953]

Orginized crime runs deep at the ports. And most of those containers are not properly declared.

[@makeitpay8241]

bingo

[@tayokarate]

Exactly

[@tayokarate]

They shouldn't be able to leave Canada

[@e-curb]

Customs doesn't look at things leaving Canada. Only entering.

[@maxineadderley5378]

It’s one thing for criminals to steal a vehicle, but is there no guidelines on shipping them out of the country? How can so many vehicles be shipped out of the country without proper documentation?

[@user-bi7xd8ry5p]

You bribe the customs agents obviously.

[@Naughty_Squad]

Money does wonders

[@licioussamuels]

The Ching ching

[@w1z4rd9]

money

[@mcpassion4233]

Money is nothing without good connections

[@hairlessvulture87]

Imagine how much drugs they can smuggle if they can so easily smuggle a whole stolen car with it's tags on...

[@ivoxii]

Exports aren't checked, imports are checked

[@hairlessvulture87]

@@ivoxii Well that makes about as much sense as your name.

[@stanislavschaefer3233]

The problem isn't the car being in Africa, the problem is the Customs in the Canadian ports where these cars get loaded.

[@Nobody-hk1kz]

Its never Nigerians fault. Ive spoken to con artist from Abuja he said there are no other jobs then scamming.

[@princechifundire727]

They work together with the thieves

[@fredbrad]

@@Nobody-hk1kz Then killen

[@joshuachalvarro1182]

Many Haitians and Nigerians work in Québec custom and port.

[@willtacoma2ndgen661]

@@joshuachalvarro1182 your mother too works there.

[@-SP.]

One of the most infuriating parts of watching this is how a buyer could be driving a stolen car without knowing and be charged for it.

[@richardscott5529]

In Africa. You think they give a flying!

[@-SP.]

@@richardscott5529 Not in Africa, in Canada. The Canadian officer said Canadians can still be charged even if they didn’t know they were driving a stolen car

[@matthewkinney5474]

@@-SP. I mean as long as you have reasonable evidence that you didn't know it was stolen the charges would probably be dismissed in court. Just annoying to go through the process.

[@petesmitt]

Only if the police can prove that you were willfully blind with being in possession of this property. So yeah, you didn't go and steal it yourself, or no the person didn't tell you, 'Yeah this is stolen property,' but if there's a set of circumstances in place that would indicate that a reasonable person would have known it was stolen, then yes, you can be charged.

[@petesmitt]

@@-SP. 19:51 the cop was being dramatic.. 'technically be charged'; the police would have to prove that the person was or should have been aware the car was stolen; if you buy a car that has all the proper paperwork and you process the purchase with the government vehicle registration authority, you will not be charged by police for possessing stolen property.

[@gsthMD7099]

this is scary as hell to think you can save your hard earned cash to buy a car only to have it stolen and shipped to another country. manufactures need to step up their security game or be held accountable.

[@lancethrust9488]

THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS KEYLESS ENTRY BRING BACK THE OLD SYSTEM AND IT WILL REDUCE 1000S OF %

[@Hillnaw]

Thus means a lot of people at the Canadian port is clearly involved. Otherwise, it would never be so easy to do. Arrest need to start at the ports in Canada with mandatory prison time no less than 20 years. Tuff consequences will at the least stop some.

[@rickysmyth]

People will always do crime no matter what punishment there is. All criminals believe they will never get caught otherwise they wouldnt be doing it. By the way, do you know how long 20 years is?

[@nickforlife14]

Imagine the person watching this and see his car in Africa with his plates still on the car.... man is punching air right now

[@carpediem4512]

INSURANCE. No need to punch air.

[@Ban00]

@@carpediem4512 Doesn't matter anyone will still be livid

[@danielli6648]

Well now you will find another way to protect your vehicle

[@ImranKhan-sd6dx]

@@carpediem4512 Having insurance doesn’t excuse these criminals from doing this and insurance won’t give you the full value of your car and then your premiums go up, so it does end up costing you to replace your stolen car even w insurance.

[@sherrylawrencelewis2544]

Words have divine power. I would be raining down curses upon every head and hands who took part in this crime.

[@taiwoolorunyomi6794]

I'm Nigerian and have been checking different websites and car sellers to buy a Lexus RX or ES. I have always wondered why they are so expensive even when they are not brand new. As a result of this documentary, I'm having a rethink. I don't ever want to be told I bought a stolen car even when the customs paper and other accompanying documents seem genuine. Something needs to be done about this in Nigeria to discourage innocent buyers from purchasing imported stolen cars!

[@newyorkcity5851]

You must be a scammer or a thief

[@branmcg9844]

Thanks for the reply, glad to hear Nigerians aren't all scammers and thieves,

[@viclovely7706]

@@newyorkcity5851 do you have comprehension problem or can't read

[@larsonfamilyhouse]

Show everyone you know this video so they know how to avoid being part of the stolen car chain! That’s a great start to combatting this issue:)

[@lc9734]

@@newyorkcity5851 not everyone is born with a dark mind Mr center of the earth

[@billsmith1770]

lifted my spirits , thanks . made me realize i'm lucky that i drive a clunker no one else would have , much less steal .

[@aduibar4595]

What is that? :))

[@Marrifikc]

I’m actually a clunker collector, could you please send me your address

[@ericscaillet2232]

there is always a thief that wants your stuff , do not be fooled - our world is rotten full of rotters.

[@walterdyson3570]

Pookie and Ray Ray will steal anything

[@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman]

​@@aduibar4595 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@leemerton4008]

In South Africa, Where I live, every parking space at a shopping centre or sidewalk or even at your place of work, there are, what we call car watches that you give money to, to keep your car safe, but if you don't give them anything, your car can be stolen, and if the thieves rather give them something, they will kindly assist the car breakers instead of looking out for your car

[@dreamysunset4720]

That sounds like organized crime like here in the states.

[@fantom5894]

@@dreamysunset4720 That's a protection racket.

[@marehemudanielarapmoi6424]

Same in Kenya. 😅

[@babatundeayoola949]

The BIGGEST GAP in this report is HOW these stolen vehicles leave the shores of Canada in the first place. And HOW Come it has gone on for so LONG??

[@someguy9778]

Clearly the ports.

[@supportmytroups7]

Cuz they don’t check every container. Only small percentage .

[@gotyoutriggered.3325]

You really think anyone has time to check every single container? Nothing would ever get shipped. Would take years to receive goods.

[@makeitpay8241]

follow the money

[@theepanbalas]

Money talks

[@takoleta]

The problem is those allowing the thieves to export the vehicles, it should never shipped until it is cleared up.

[@mystiqueman366]

Alot of them are going through the port of Montreal so the mob has their hands into this as well

[@merc340sr]

Agree. In the meantime, I buy used cars, mostly Hondas. I hope used 10 year-old vehicles have less appeal for thieves.

[@SomeCanadianGamer90]

the silence is deafening u stand up to bigotry it crumbles

[@moreause]

What vehicule .... they probably never showed up on any legal exporation paper

[@historyZZ]

@@merc340sr lol wait till you find out 2000-2010 are the cars they go to steal the most. Yea sure stealing a Lexus is good, but if you’re going to shoot someone you want a car that’s easy as hell. Then it’ll be burning a few towns over that night

[@TS-qd2uj]

And that's the problem in Canada. If you're found with a stolen car you get charged, not the thieves. It's always easier to charge the victims here.

[@BjBnet]

Because there's no way of proving if you stole the car and made up sale papers or if you bought it not knowing it was stolen.

[@jebusman6649]

That's what you get when you lean left. Victims get the flak and the criminals get free pass.

[@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman]

​@@jebusman6649 😢

[@mariaelda6271]

Here I am, one year after this video because my uncle's car was just stolen!! It's getting worse because the theives know that the Canadian police are not doing sh!t.

[@maxtorque5329]

They're making fun of Nigeria for letting stolen cars getting passed customs so easily..but didn't talk about how they're leaving Canada so easily...🤷🏾‍♂️

[@openyoureyes3113]

They only randomly check containers leaving the country!

[@donkey7921]

they never made fun of anyone. Also its pretty hard for law enforcement to prevent. this is a problem in all western countries.

[@pearlperlitavenegas2023]

Nigerians based in Canada for you...."asylum seekers"🤣

[@neoafrican7401]

They did not make any fun of Nigeria, STOP with this una inferiority complex already

[@prestonpowers7376]

Often the cars are hidden in containers when they arrive to the shipping yard. Some times the workers are in on it. In fact, Almost every operation like this will have AT LEAST one corrupted person on payroll.

[@jonas000111]

Sometimes? At least 1? I work in this field, try most and definately the management.

[@prestonpowers7376]

@@jonas000111 and are you in management? Lol

[@renaissancem9836]

You know too much about this operation are you sure you’re not in on this type of crime also. You’re giving very good details about how it goes down buddy

[@prestonpowers7376]

@@renaissancem9836 I'm the one ordering all the BMWs and Mercedes;)

[@ainzooalgown7589]

quite sure some police officers are on the payroll

[@patnelson2091]

They need to make an episode that shows what gadgets you can buy to protect your car from being stolen.

[@Kindred_37]

I worked at dealerships in Vancouver for years and we had many groups of people come and have young men buy vehicles that were clearly headed for a boat. They would always decline all insurance etc

[@herecomment9854]

Such crimes can not take place without involvement of several key authorities (e.g police, customs). An object of this size and weight can not pass customs without any suspicions.

[@bmw803]

Exactly. I bet they get a cut from each vehicle.

[@Grimpmann]

@@bmw803 You have no idea the vast amounts of goods being shipped. They can only reasonably search less than 1% of good being imported/exported. Also, governments are much more concerned with what is coming in to the country, not what is going out.

[@brunodesrosiers266]

@@Grimpmann- Maybe it’s time to reconsider this failing approach.

[@trendingshortshorts]

@@brunodesrosiers266 if you want your goods to skyrocket even more . You can't search everything.

[@giths19]

absolutely not too long ago an RCMP Officer was charged with human trafficking. If they can dabble in human trafficking as a side gig, stolen vehicles is easier on the conscience.

[@mauricedalzot5445]

Stolen vehicles exiting Canada through the Port of Montreal has been going on for at least the last forty years. This could only keep happing if the local authorities are complicit in allowing these stolen cars through the Port. Also why are Honda Toyota. BMW Nigeria supplying parts and service to these vehicles which have VIN numbers that indicate they are stolen.

[@historyZZ]

It’s a country thousands of miles away. No ones cares if they have stolen Canadian cars.

[@IvanDiazpalbatey]

Chop Shops...there are probably a couple of containers with parts from stolen cars on the same cargo ship.

[@jessewilson8676]

And I guarantee the dock “workers, inspectors andbosses” get their “back scratched” for ever car they help get loaded..

[@mauricedalzot5445]

@@jessewilson8676 Happens everywhere but more so in "La belle province"

[@fernank017]

you can order parts online, and they'll ship it to you. It doesn't have to be a local manufacturer. I could order (and have ordered) Honda's parts from Japan.

[@chijioke4997]

Very informative documentary. One way to reduce car theft for shipment to West Africa is to discourage buyers. What websites can someone check if a vehicle is stolen using the VIN and chassis number? Very few Nigerians would spend huge amount of money to buy stolen cars.

[@lhd7105]

Because these vehicles land in Western Africa without any changes. No removal of vin or license plate (which can be readily be used to check if they are stolen), it makes me wonder how can sanctions even work if the borders are this leaky. If a smuggler can move one of these cars so easily, they can easily move enough tiny electronics that bad state-actors can use to arm cruise missiles and drones for years to come.

[@pierre-julienpeyroux26]

On point. Very correct. Its not headed the right way

[@aamir8630]

Great Africans

[@aneet1980]

The investigation should go beyond this and into how these cars get on the ships, and get out of the country. How these shipments get clearence and all other things about it.

[@kengonza8346]

I think it's organized crime. Imagine a country that doesn't punish thieves. Only in NIGERIA 🤣🤣🤣

[@dre6960]

What people not trying to learn is the government is the head of crime

[@benjaminjunior7570]

@@kengonza8346 100 percent organized, canada is also complicit.

[@violent_bebop9687]

Customs and shipping entities consider this low priority

[@we8608]

Ask the Italian and Russian mafias in the USA.

[@enrico5232]

The very question is: how is possible those cars left Canada without controls?

[@abbahbh9795]

It's obvious there are Canadians involved.

[@bobbiusshadow6985]

@@abbahbh9795 You got the same problem in the US, plenty of stolen cars are shipped overseas from within the US.

[@socialmedia2674]

Does $ ring a bell?! (bribe)

[@WmSrite-pi8ck]

They leave inside one of the millions of shipping containers that are being returned overseas. It would be impossible to check them all. Or at least it would be if you want commerce to continue and you like free overnight shipping.

[@cinnamonstar808]

because the real HIGH IQ people are from Nigeria. not Canada.

[@ernestagyemang-botchway108]

Am a Ghanaian living here in the United States 🇺🇸 and I think this is a very sad story.

[@Ollevo]

Ohh you've seen the Ghana episode?

[@salmansengul]

Corruption is the name of the game. African countries need to step up their game.

[@mrbaibureh4878]

As soon as he said West Africa, Nigeria was the first thing that came to my mind

[@sourcelee3539]

This is a very important topic that will affect everyone's life in canada! Our street was attacked one week ago and four cars got damaged and one stolen, these thieves must be stopped!

[@testman9541]

The first problem is that automotive manufacturer do provide a more secure way of onboarding vehicule ownership and access credential... Having a yescard for a bunch of bucks and an easy barrel that would not defeat lock picking lawyer more than 20s on a hundred thousand bucks ride is not acceptable.

[@coolboy5428]

Who cares?

[@zhahanka3112]

"Gone in 60 seconds" he said. pretty simple word but heavy.

[@mr.nightshade8465]

Another reason why neighborhood watch is important

[@nathanbishop5614]

How do you stop them? Simple! Buy an older car and remove the ignition wire from the distributor when you park it. If they cant start it, they cant steal it.

[@mayarathan]

If Canadian government mandates a 5 - 10 days store-and-wait period in an authorized space where cars will physically wait before being loaded and the same is listed on a public site so it can be cross-checked against reported cars, the whole thing will come to an end in a day. Technically, it isn't much of a work. But it sure will put an end to this. Of course, if they really care about it.

[@ArmyJames]

That would require something called “effort”, and God forbid the Canadian Government ever exercise THAT!

[@saveUyghurs]

Yes this 👏👏👏

[@gertcoetzee5050]

It's absolutely scary how easy it is how "professional"thieves can take a car and yes Canadian Port authorities should be stricter on on outgoing freight

[@SCHIJTERBAAS]

@@derekthompson2279 Bro he programmed a new key. Thats the whole point of programming a new key. You car just see it as it where your own keys.

[@davidwright873]

ownership papers should be checked i would think....It seems so common sense like.

[@Killerspieler0815]

@Gert Coetzee - YES , with the right equipment nearly every normal person can do it , but without the equipment you have no chance

[@jan22150]

Don't they have a xray machine at the port . So they can scan the containers?

[@Killerspieler0815]

@@jan22150 - a) canada´s customs is lazy ; b) Canada´s customs has not sufficiant X-Ray machines or c) all containers are classed as allegedly "diplomatic" property

[@Invectus1]

The government of Canada should strictly impose a law on exporting vehicles to other countries and authorities MUST act accordingly in this regard. Thieves are laughing at the Canadian government for not taking this problem seriously.

[@minirock000]

So vehicles manufactured there could not be exported to America.

[@moreause]

Do you realy think these car a declared as car on the shipping manifest ...not really Just another law that would be in the way of normal people .... thief are just by passing the whole system

[@fahisaurus]

#1: they don't declare what's actually in the container. #2: an intermediary port can be used.

[@eqwqe9907]

all the laws in the world won't do anything to prevent paid off port workers from turning those cars into regular export goods on the paperwork.

[@minirock000]

@@eqwqe9907 You have evidence that port workers are taking bribes! Turn them in, it is your duty. Welcome to the webernets!

[@kartiersupremewhite330]

Extremely interesting and informative!!!!

[@MI-gs1qo]

Great work and great reporting. I am honestly scared to buy a brand new car.

[@grantboi116]

As a tow truck driver our theft recovery calls have gone up insanely! We had to tow 20 lexus from a recovered container bound for the east.

[@ChrisBChronisterJr92]

Bound to East where? Eastern European or eastern US?

[@elseascotty9346]

@@ChrisBChronisterJr92 East Africa

[@littlegenius6932]

@@elseascotty9346 How do you know it's east Africa, not Europe or Asia?

[@EmmanuelAU03]

@@littlegenius6932 hes just assuming. But maybe he doesn't realise this happens everywhere and are sent to many different countries

[@littlegenius6932]

@@EmmanuelAU03 Exactly my point

[@MoonKush]

Canadian borders should start checking for titles of the vehicles whenever someone tries to ship a car.

[@dkim5341]

shallow minded you are.

[@Silver_o]

That's what the US does at the port of shipment. Can't ship a car out of US ports without presenting the title.

[@KayvonGz]

You act like it’s simple. Do you know how many crates get shipped a day?

[@crankZOD]

@@Silver_o that's why Florida released a list of 500+ illegally imported cars that they want. They are able to check 1% of what comes in and out

[@rustygoldfanatic8830]

They are too lazy.

[@hayanalkharusi7970]

I’m from Oman, and I’m used to leaving my car running and unlocked ... yet nobody steals it cuz they’re scared of the consequences. I can only imagine what these victims feel like.

[@harisyoung4110]

are there still cutting hand for those who caught stealing in oman ? its good to have that kind of law ?

[@hayanalkharusi7970]

@@harisyoung4110 No they don't.. i don't think they ever did in oman but I heard of it in Saudi arabia.. Recently we had case of big embezzlement but they were only sentenced couple years in prison and to give back the money they stole.

[@harisyoung4110]

@@hayanalkharusi7970 Sometime its good to have that kind of law.. in my country, even a criminals that has more than 20 felony records will keep do the robbing and stealing once they got released from prison.

[@hayanalkharusi7970]

@@harisyoung4110 I agree with u

[@lightingflow4203]

@@hayanalkharusi7970 حد السرقة بقطع اليد يتم إعطائه فقط لمن قام بالسرقة بالخفية ، أما السلب و النهب بالقوة أو الغش فلا يحكم عليه بقطع اليد.

[@Kanoemirate]

This is a good source of intel for Nigeria Customs to act on.

[@york2600]

This reporter failed to ask the most important question: "what's up with the skyline in the locksmith's shop?"

[@TarreVizsla]

Nice catch, I didn't even notice it.

[@comandershot]

Honestly, 1st thing I noticed when they went into the shop 😂

[@Milkish]

What is a skyline?

[@8eastk]

it a stolen skyline, lol.

[@shaltooooof]

@@Milkish I think they're talking about the Nissan Skyline (a car)

[@misterkgomes]

One thing I wish Market Place would have touched on was that all of those stolen cars have keyless engine starting (push button start).

[@Duke_of_Prunes]

Yeah....pretty much ALL desirable cars in 2022 will have keyless engine starting. A 20 year old $hit heap without keyless isn't worth the cost of shipping it 5 miles -- much less the 5,000 miles to West Africa.

[@TheSugish]

@@Duke_of_Prunes you dont think a old ferrari p3 with key start is worth shipping 5 miles?🤡

[@stephenbrooklyn7945]

Put the keys in a biscuit tin and on bedside table wont pick up the signal they just getting key signal and bossting it for engine start

[@Duke_of_Prunes]

@@TheSugish Seeing as how there were only four built, I doubt that their theft would have any impact at all on crime statistics.

[@tinasheroy]

You make it sound like grand theft auto is a new thing. It's as old cars themselves and cars in the oldern days that didn't have keyless start were getting stolen too.

[@emmanuelsalako7370]

Wow it was like so easy for that car to get stolen, thanks for the heads-up in this video, but you mentioned a website someone can use to track stolen cars using their vin but you did not provide this website in the description, more people who know about this the less likely they would buy stolen cars from dealers... Just a taught. Thanks for sharing this video, great detective work done here and your insight was an eye opener

[@Zura-_-Maru]

This is so shocking. My 2022 Honda CRV was stolen after Christmas and I had it only for 3 months. I love in NYC too and it really bothers me that you can’t protect your vehicle from being stolen not even if you lock your steering week idk how I’m going to protect my replacement car? From this thieves.

[@capitanothegreat3994]

Stealing them here is Canada is One thing , the issue is how are these Cars leaving the Country? This a Big Organised Crime Including Canada. Custom Border Services, Shipping Companies ... Etc

[@kayla7562]

Im in the U.S. & I know a Nigerian from Lagos that buys cars and sends them home packed to the brim with stuff their family can sell when it arrives. Actually he’s marrying my mother in law today. Weird timing to see this today of all days..

[@BigTankDriver101]

F150, Lexus SUVs, these are reliable and high quality vehicles. Even the thieves know not to pick the German cars these days.

[@halljobratan]

4 of 10 of the top ten stolen cars are BMWs ?

[@Fury_BlackWolf]

@@halljobratan Those are to strip for parts. Expensive spareparts on premium vehicles will always be sought after. Especially more when the quality is questionable

[@WmSrite-pi8ck]

@@Fury_BlackWolf If its YOUR German car I doubt very much that you'll care if its stripped for parts or ends up in Accra, Ghana.

[@WmSrite-pi8ck]

6/10 top stolen cars is a German built car. Range Rovers are built by VW.

[@Nomar070]

VW Golf mark V most stolen car in the world

[@geoffas]

My mobile phone was stolen when I was in hospital in the UK having a hip replacement. I had placed a tracker on the phone and it's last location was shown as being in West Africa. Go figure.

[@jan22150]

Some disgusting carthief must have stolen your cellphone , before he stole a car and send it on its way to Nigeria

[@geoffas]

@@jan22150 Probably! LOL

[@Marrifikc]

Lot of thieves and pocket pickers come from Africa and Brazil

[@andymilic4093]

It was in 96 the ministry in Ontario started their new policy of branding many of those Insurance vehicles as Salvage/ unrepairable that slowed the scammers a bit, but over time most found new ways, like exporting many overseas to places that have lax rules/ regulations,so the cycle continues fresh

[@shuki1]

You know who pays for all of this? Everyone who gets theft insurance. Since the insurance companies can estimate how many cars will be stolen, that is factored into everyone else's premium in the first place. So the insurance companies don't really care, ultimately they always need to profit and so they can keep offering the service.

[@HeyHowsMyDriving]

Unfair. I hope there will be like a vigilante who will stop those car theives

[@shuki1]

@G. Holman the thing that would really be fair is if the insurance premiums would be based much more closely to the rate of those cars being stolen and not as they are lightly connected now. If you want to buy that Lexus SUV, and 1 in ten are stolen, then the insurance should go through the roof so that people would think twice before buying one AND then perhaps logic says the manufacturer would need to increase the security features to bring that premium back to normal. A few hundred $$ a year extra for Lexus owners on insurance is not going to decrease sales. A few thousand extra will, instead of making all car owners pay into the pool.

[@MsNoPixel]

@@HeyHowsMyDriving we need the show “bait car” back LOL

[@ArtStoneUS]

What you're pointing to is the reason nobody cares. The car companies don't care because they sell more replacement cars. The insurance companies don't care because the loss rate gets them approval from the insurance commissions to raise the rates higher.

[@derekghh]

The government should force auto industry to add stolen vehicle replacement to the warranty, so they will have incentives to fix the security issues.

[@hdj81Vlimited]

its politics, the car company's pay to have a low law.....so they can sell more cars.......

[@benweya]

Not really, the manufacturer has to have a back door for when you genuinely lose a key. They have to share this backdoor with all dealers globally. This backdoor is what is always used.

[@candle86]

no not going to happen, its a cat and mouse game between security and theif's, has been that way since the dawn of time. You put up a wall they invented a ladder, ect

[@derekghh]

@Honest Opinion All Lexus owner should also buy a guard dog and a dog house.

[@richardkm5355]

@Honest Opinion 😂😂they may steal your horse too

[@CHR15718N]

To be fair. When these cars are sold for more then they cost new in Canada, I can not really blame the customer. This is nothing you have to expect when you pay full price.

[@hal7112]

it begs the question why there's not a sufficient supply of new vehicles to meet the African demand

[@social3ngin33rin]

Excellent journalism :)

[@aebimomi]

In the US, before any car is loaded onto a container for shipping, US Customs require that a Proof of Ownership be provided. That is, a clean title, and these titles remain with, and carry the name of the finance company financing the purchase of these cars. Virtually every car being stolen in these videos are brand new which means the titles are still with the finance companies. So how did the thieves get these vehicles pasy the Customs and into the containers? That question is what this investigation sorely failed to provide answers to. Plug that hole and these stolen cars won't be able to make it out of Canada.

[@cheuklungli547]

Unfortunately here's still thoundsands of vehicle in the states got exported in the black market

[@talibjalloh928]

Haha! You talked like cars are not stolen in the U.S and shipped abroad.

[@wisdomandlove1661]

@@talibjalloh928 it is happening

[@suavemasky]

@@talibjalloh928 they steal it in USA and drive it to Canada to ship, they can't ship it from USA because of the required documents

[@joegotti5024]

Exactly right because the thieves can target any country and do this they chose Canada for a reason it’s a inside job.

[@robertmiller5735]

Back in the 1980s I had a 1974 corvette with "T"top. The 3rd week I had it , it was stolen. A week later the police brought it back to me. Driver's window smashed , "t" tops gone, ignition switch torn from the steering column etc- - - After that I left it unlocked with the keys in it. You see, I put a toggle switch under the drivers seat to powered the electric fuel pump. Thieves could crank it - but only drive about 30 feet before it ran out of gas.

[@kenwynn4375]

See sr Re a sees see a a zed)’ ok

[@JavoCover]

In the name of comfort people gives away security. In my 93's nissan I removed the key cylinder and put some fast tricks to run it. I unlock it with a cheap wireless fob alarm.

[@davidaix5771]

@@JavoCover The all these modern cars are not going in the right direction it's better to have an actual key Ignition with an immobilizer as well So the name of the game is to have both and have a good strong lock and a good type of lock too

[@boxoffisa]

How safe is this method with these computerized cars these days?

[@aaronwilliams1249]

@@boxoffisa It depends on how it's implemented. Honda, for example, did an absolutely abysmal job and Hondas are incredibly easy to steal because they didn't implement even basic security practices with their FOBs. Others are more difficult. Two-factor would make it much harder still. For example, Tesla allows you to add a PIN in order to drive the car, enter the glove box, change security settings, etc. Just requiring both the fob and a PIN or phone Bluetooth connection while making it difficult to just add keys via the ODB II would go a long way. A lot of car companies give security a low priority. Maybe that's why Teslas are stolen far less than most other brands because they actually take security seriously and employ people to try and break it and offer rewards to people who find holes. In addition, at least with Tesla, I can easily track my car and do things via my phone such as limit the top speed or put it in "valet mode". Tesla's insurance also specifically covers the car being hacked. I've never seen any other insurance policy cover this.

[@QuantumTraderSolutions]

Canadian customs need to check containers. Nigerian customs need to run imported cars against interpol databases. If your c

[@undisputedtruth2075]

Thanks for the step by step tutorial on how to Jack a car.....Let the stealing spree begin 🙂

[@Droopy578]

It's amazing how this generation of car thieves can steal one without damaging it. In the 80's and 90's GM cars had the outside lock cylinder broken on the doors and the steering columns were broken open.

[@stephenbrooklyn7945]

In uk once the old ford keys wore down a bit they would open any ford and then half a tennis ball for central locking

[@ericschultz1073]

It's the electronics in cars. It's easy to catch a transmission between a fob and a car. That's why using the lock buttons on the door are a safer way to lock.

[@imperius_lxxvii9999]

my son got his 21 grand cherokee altitude stolen 2 months ago and it was found 10 days after.. and lot of things were broken.. the dash opened next near the glove box with probably a crowbar, they ripped the radio and thrown it on the back seat (prob due to GPS), broken near the computer under the steering too and a few other minor things. (it was in a parking lot at a mall)

[@GuinessOriginal]

The manufactures make it easy

[@mph5896]

My brother used to repo cars in the late 80's. Most of the work was done by hand, meaning no tow trucks. Tools of the trade were the slim Jim, and under the window tool to get the doors open. Then you had the slide hammer/dent puller to remove the lock cylinder. A little freon would chill the lock to make it more easily shatter. Once the lock cylinder was removed, a screwdriver started the car and off you went. The vats key from GM slowed down the process a little until tools were made to bypass this. Now, you can buy a tool online and not even be that skilled to jump in and go.

[@oneclick5937]

My truck didn't have GPS, but i dont know how *Code9cyber* tracked it, hes the best at this

[@av8tor261]

It's to easy to get the cars out of the country. The US has struck export laws to ensure stolen cars don't leave the country. Canada does not o that.

[@LERJizz]

We have hundreds if not thousands of stolen leaving through the ports each day here in the usa.

[@brickkbybrickrealestate]

Damn!! This is troubling!! Y’all be safe out there

[@kehindeajayi171]

York and Toronto Police in a statement said they made a “large” recovery of 73 stolen cars worth more than $4.5 million in a joint investigation with the Canada Border Services Agency. Before the recovery, investigators said 32 stolen vehicles have already been shipped overseas to either Ghana or Nigeria.

[@SunyJim]

Ya they show off these busts every few years. But it's been happening for 40 years. Seems like somebody could do more. But it just isn't being done. Toronto Police probably figure not our jurisdiction, 401 to Montreal etc. Quebec police probably claim ignorance, oh we don't have that vehicle stolen in our database. and OPP and RCMP just have donuts and coffee to get.

[@BGRUBBIN]

with how quickly cars are being made, they can't stop every one

[@teebosaurusyou]

Yeah, 73 stolen cars??? Just 73??? "32 stolen vehicles have already been shipped overseas" For what time period?? Police are FOS.

[@jamiami3804]

Africa taken back some of their stolen wealth I guess.

[@w.a.l5202]

I wrote a paper on this in university in Nova Scotia. About 15 years ago, there was a story about a Russian national who had managed to generate a really great Canadian credit score. He hit up all the high end dealerships in the city of Halifax, including Porsche, Jaguar, Land Rover, Audi, and Lexus. At the end of the day he had 10 cars in shipping containers in the Port of Halifax bound for West Africa and of course defaulted on all the loans.

[@chriswhynder8311]

what ever came about it? im from Dartmouth my self

[@IvanDiazpalbatey]

How was he able to ship them out since he doesn't have ownership papers until they're paid off?

[@w.a.l5202]

@@IvanDiazpalbatey Not true. In Nova Scotia you get a title with your name on it. Unless the vehicle is leased.

[@jq87]

@@w.a.l5202 maybe so but I just financed a car last summer and it took over a month for my title to come in.

[@motakp21]

yup. when you have good insurance. they sure work by par

[@yourgrandmotherspimp1280]

Thanks for this! Now I know how to easily steal a car and wich cars to steal! Thanks guys!!!

[@milodoiing2280]

Earlier this year our truck was stolen out of our driveway. We even blocked the car in and they drove thru our lawn to avoid it being blocked in.

[@user-anthonywilliams]

Hard luck man. Were you able to recover it?

[@milodoiing2280]

@@user-anthonywilliams nope. Reported to police and have not heard anything about it. Wrote it off to insurance.

[@user-anthonywilliams]

@@milodoiing2280 Okay. I have a friend that recovered his through a third party service provider. You can send me a mail so i'd send you the details, there' s absolutely no harm in trying.

[@foubert45]

Surprised the Honda’s or Chrysler’s alarm doesn’t go off. When the car is locked with the FOB, and opened with the manual key the alarm automatically goes off until it is stopped with the FOB. Chevrolet does this.

[@matthewfrost3677]

It would but the producers disconnected the horns

[@Jonathan11225]

@@matthewfrost3677 nop for Chrysler's product i can tell you that it depends on the years, the alarm on a 2011 Chrysler 300 wont goes off if you unlock with the key but my 2015 Chrysler 200 does

[@mrtopcat2]

Yeah, other surprises as well. The OBD port normally does not get power if the engine is not running. Also there are far faster devices that 'slingshot' the key signal, however this reports thiefs did not show that in use.

[@schakoska]

I don't think these tests were real. All of our Hondas (Eu spec Civic 1999, 2007, 2015)have an alarm and will go off if you open it without the key and OBDs doesn't give power until you turn on the ACC

[@iHaveBeenBaffled]

(Most) Car alarms do not truly activate until 15 seconds has passed from the last lock press. So If these guys were truly able to get in within under 10/15 seconds it won’t go off using the lock pick method.

[@onsb.605]

Canadian customs agents must be involved in this. There’s no other explanation

[@geman741]

you must be too

[@COSMACELF1802]

Yeah, I'll give you $1,000 to look the other way.

[@Brem69]

“First time we ever did a Honda CRV” the crv chilling in the back

[@Brian67859]

I bet the reason the CRV is one of the most popular is that it packs well in shipping containers.

[@capone_rd_809]

Everyone is on the take worldwide, that's the reason this happens all day every day, it's big money involved.

[@Extremegaz25]

Cars have always been easy to steal, I know , I've repaired them for 42 years, my question is- WHERE ARE THE POLICE and who is letting them take them in containers across oceans? This is big business!

[@carpo719]

People need to protect their own assets and not rely on the police, very useless in cases like this

[@fu1r4]

By adding immobilizer and key-less system they have stopped joyriding but they have made it even easier for the real thieves.

[@matthewkelleyhotmail]

The important thing is that the consumer will pay about $350 if you lose your key. The point is not to keep the car from being stolen. What is important is a system that charges the car owner a high cost for key programming and keys. These keys are really expensive for the owner and they do not protect the car more than a $10 key.

[@dellyabbey729]

They need to investigate and arrest shipping company owners that shipped those cars to West Africa. Whenever they load Containers, they reports 3 vehicles instead of 4. The first 3 vehicles are good and the 4th one is a stolen vehicle.

[@simeon_black]

I live in Nigeria, and this video actually is an eye opener for me. This is crazy to be very honest.. and the cars are way expensive than the manufacturers charge.. I feel very skeptical about buying a new car now cos WHAT IF??? and it’s wrong on so many levels cos they present you with car papers that seem legit

[@basskayakee5474]

Do you not have reputable car dealerships in Nigeria?

[@cinnamonstar808]

The WEST said they were high-IQ people.

[@ameraboukoura6091]

Your country is very beautiful but you drive Toyotas and Hondas from America

[@JAWdropone]

And don't worry people we in America and in Canada know that there's a lot of very good people in Nigeria

[@simeon_black]

@@ameraboukoura6091 I drive a Lexus es330 2005 . Ohh well it’s more or less a Toyota 😂

[@TYRONE_SHOELACES]

This is why I own an older high end car that I spend money on to keep it in perfect condition. Nobody wants to steal my 2008 Acura TL. I just installed factory shocks struts and bushings that was very expensive, but the car rides like new and nobody wants to steal it.

[@trooperthatsall5250]

Strap yourself in for this one, this has been an issue in the UK for years and the serious organised crime squads know all about it - (UK) Paddington Met Police. In 2011 we had a car stolen exactly the same as in the video, the car was driven to Tilbury and put in a container with house hold goods/furniture covering it. It was put on a container ship and shipped to the Med offloaded in Marrakesh and stayed in a compound with several 100 other cars that were stolen. The Police tracked the car to the compound and went in under a InterPol investigation and was met by the local Police who were in a UK stolen Range Rover - Yes - they did not even try to disguise it. The investigation found that the cars were held for a few months until they were to be sold in Eastern Europe, South Africa, North Africa etc. The problem is the insurance companies "write off" the loss due to the cost of hiring crew, boat to get all the stolen cars back, so they do nothing. Who pays you in the end. ~Trooper

[@Rikki-lh2mw]

Very Well explained mate because of those f...rs average insurance payment in London £500 ! Regards from Wembley, North West part of London 🇬🇧

[@Mark3nd]

So the insurance pays you when your car gets stolen and shipped to Africa? Knew they're not the nicest people

[@AeschylusShepherd]

The more advanced the cars are the easier it has become to steal your vehicle. It's breath taking to see how easy it is!

[@mbontekoe3358]

My car in the Netherlands was stolen at 6 weeks old Audi A6 2.8 quattro -the people broke into my house by drilling a hole in my window frame, stole my keys but nothing else. When I called the police they asked me if the hole in the frame was 14mm - I said that looked correct. I was told that a gang of thieves had stolen 8 cars in my vicinity - that they were loaded onto trucks with identification that they were carry vegetables - they were driven to Italy where border guards were bribed and transported to Africa One year later I was informed that the car had been found in Gambia - from my side it was a company car so I just got another one the next week

[@MordusdepleinairQuebec]

every container leaving port should be inspected like every passenger/ car leaving canada

[@MK-jq8ow]

That would cost too much in labour and then shipping ports will increase their fees then thus the rest of us our other stuff costing more

[@MordusdepleinairQuebec]

@@MK-jq8ow but theft already costs 10 billion dollars

[@glenndoiron9317]

Some of the vehicles are on the docks within hours, and the owners don't even know that the car is stolen yet, much less called the police, made a statement, and then had the police get it into the database of stolen cars.

[@MordusdepleinairQuebec]

@@glenndoiron9317 mandatory hold on containers at customs for 7 days then. there's always a way but our government doesn't want to work hard. it's the same thing with guns, they want to confiscate our guns that look like automatic weapons meanwhile automatic guns enter from the us everyday.

[@ImranKhan-sd6dx]

There’s way too much containers for them to inspect every one.

[@noneofyourbizness]

car makers are strongly incentivised to make their vehicles easy pickings for thieves. 100 stolen cars = 100 more cars required.

[@richardscott5529]

Same conclusion as me genius lol

[@maanman3573]

This is not true... car manufacturers do lots of shady things to get more business but this is not one of them. Cars that are prone to theft are a VERY bad look for the company and causes a lot of bad press + lost $$$. Fun theory though.

[@drmohammedsalifu4570]

I am not

[@paulinsonso6569]

Yep!...

[@geoffreybotha1994]

@@maanman3573 not be ignorant, they don't care about you, ever wondered why cars now don't last longer than previous cars

[@mrmotofy]

Security TIP-- A hidden switch can be installed on really ANY car, to prevent a driveaway. It can disable the start system or the fuel pump etc. Any good auto electronics guy can install one

[@Espakho]

The other point to consider is that if Mustafa works for those stealers would earn much more money than working in that garage...

[@nick4506]

people lose their keys all the time, and mobile mechanics have to wright new keys on sight as well. theft is hard to prevent theft if these functions have legal applications.

[@disneyfan9099]

This happens in the USA as well. I work for a car rental company and we have a issue with 4Runners being stolen and sent there.

[@user-anthonywilliams]

Hard luck man. Are any measures taken to recover the car?

[@carlalandrau6033]

I guess these guys are running me scams all around the world. It's sad because most of the people they're taking from work very hard for their money

[@sagarkothari9209]

Great job guy! I hope Police can do better job and make Canada a safe place again.

[@slidejones6033]

It seems like criminals in Canada don't face much consequences if they are caught. How can somebody feel so relaxed stealing someone's car despite the fact they are cameras in public spaces? Canada need tougher sentences for car theft.

[@johnsmith-fz5pz]

lol cameras dont do 5h1t. they just put some hoodies on etc. I say guns not cameras.

[@theninethrees8044]

The theft alarms on these new cars are weak. Back in the day if you walk past a car it would start blasting the alarm

[@saidufofanah2210]

@@theninethrees8044 hell yeah, takes me back to the 90s 😂

[@Ban00]

Guns will do it but it's Canada

[@MrInternFTL]

Wearing face coverings is normal now no one bats an eye if you see someone wearing a facial cover pre 2020 it would be suspicious

[@ramzayfiston590]

Canada is the most targeted country for thieves That's why sometimes even here were i am you may find a car with a Canadian plate number especially ones from Quebec The Canadian government should do something about it . Its people are heartbroken 💔

[@DikkeKoelie]

its a world wide problem not only in canada, company's knows about it for 10+years. and they still do nothing about it

[@kova1577]

@@DikkeKoelie it’s the Authorities fault for being soft on crime

[@Milnoc]

Montreal's port is operated by organised crime. The operations are so efficient that a car can be stolen and shipped out within a few short hours.

[@mrinconclusive83]

Thanks for showing me what Todo 👍👍

[@k_and_m8745]

Incredible!

[@wilsonocasio8884]

Omg, I haven’t seen news people working like this since the 90’s. Thanks 🙏, from car owners everywhere.

[@leo-ken]

It's a pity the thieves are getting smarter by the day. The best way to safeguard some of these cars is to get a ghost immobilizer, could save the owner a lot in the long run.

[@Kugak]

But isn't the car considered stolen if someone gets in to it.

[@HecProman]

Is this a "cut out", circuit breaker?

[@scottcol23]

Immobilizer and a GPS tracker is all you need to stop this type of threat. i had my car stolen from my work once. That is all it took for me to learn my lesson... I got a cheap immobilizer module that cuts the 12v source to the fuel pump. I can do it remotely from anywhere. And the GPS tracker has its own battery backup that can last 30 days without a charge. costs $60 a year for the 4g cellular plan. It works great. I can send a text message from my phone and get real time updates. It also auto updates its location whenever the tracker is moving,

[@fanbatcher]

When you seen all the high end SUVs and sedans on the streets of Lagos, you soon realize how bad the problem is.

[@KashifNawaz85]

It's amaze me how easily thieves can unlock and start a brand new start of the art car.

[@TheYesakor]

How did they enter to port and pass security to shipping the cars to Nigeria with out genuine documents ??

[@absolutelyofficialzeberloc4236]

☝️☝️☝️ with or without tracker🛣️🚒🚛 We recover

[@faridmoradi2101]

thank you

[@gdxd7956]

And how the hell does a friggin stolen CAR, get out of the country? It's not exactly a candy bar you can put in your pocket.

[@Maybe1Someday]

Seems pretty easy to catch. Put some new Lexus LX out as bait cars in prime areas. You dont even need to watch them, just put a motion enabled tracker and when it moves, you pounce. Also no car should leave a country without being inspected.

[@777doove]

Revolving justice system, they’ll probably be caught and out in 24 hrs stealing again. We don’t take crime seriously, elect liberals that what happens.

[@davek1943]

you pounce? doing what? shoot them and they are the victims u go to jail. catch them somehow and get them arrested - they are the victims and will get counselling but not even jail time out and stealing cars again the same day

[@thundercricket4634]

@@davek1943 I think he was suggesting the police plant bait vehicles and arrest anyone caught driving them.

[@yondel-kttkoh3948]

The way they can stop this is by really checking the cars before they leave in boats! That’s it. The same thing they did in Nigeria when they check the vin, have them do it in ports before they leave.

[@WmSrite-pi8ck]

They are exported inside shipping containers. If you want every shipping container checked before it leaves port you'll have to give up on E-Commerce.

[@Grey16462]

Sometimes they have insiders, who help.

[@thundercricket4634]

There's a reason that most cars stolen in America are driven over the Canadian border and shipped from there. America requires that any vehicle being shipped out be shown with a verified proof of insurance. Canada doesn't do that.

[@stephancunningham3072]

I live in the US, stuff like this happens a lot here too, if I ever buy an expensive car I gotta have a garage to put it in.

[@trevormwabulabrookings]

Interesting. Sad indeed when the vehicles are heading to West Africa

[@paulschreiber]

This is negligence and stupidity on Honda's part. They should have designed a more secure system. It was a poor choice to assume an attackr can't gain access to the OBD2 port. This sort of system design would fail a basic information security audit from any firm.

[@TheSimoc]

Yes. Even 2FA makes little sense if everything can be circumvented through odb.

[@cococly]

No use. they could use a tow truck to pull your car away within 10 seconds. 😢

[@aaronwilliams1249]

It gets even worse. One basic security feature that's been used for decades is called rolling codes, where the code sent by the FOB constantly changes so replaying the old code won't work. This has been used in garage door openers and other manufacturers for years. Honda/Acura didn't implement this basic security feature, making it laughably easy to just replay the RF code later when the car owner is out of sight.

[@DikkeKoelie]

this is world wide problem for almost 10+years and company's still doing nothing about it.

[@misrupt5226]

Makes them more money if people have to buy a new car when their old one gets stolen.

[@penguins1075]

They know Africans are unable to purchase brand new 150k cars. That's why they make it possible for us to access cheap cars

[@KhinNinson]

​@@penguins1075 LOL! Did you watch the video? These stolen cars cost more than buying it brand new overseas.